AKB, thoughts on Chinese 'weather balloon'?
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What I can’t believe is nobody posted the clip from the Austin Powers movie with the male reproductive organ balloon! So disappointed in you guys who are the best at that sort of thing! Someone help me out!!
You missed it?
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Nothing that the 20 or so Chinese satellites can't see that watch our country daily.
WASHINGTON — Navy divers were working to locate portions of the debris from the Chinese spy balloon that a U.S. fighter jet shot down 6 miles off the coast of South Carolina, defense officials said Sunday.
The recovery effort, which is expected to take days, began not long after debris from the balloon hit the water, a defense official said. He added that a Navy ship arrived on the scene soon after the balloon was shot down, and that other Navy and Coast Guard ships, which had been put on alert, were also sent to the scene.
The shooting down of the balloon capped a remarkable week of high-stakes international drama, played out over the skies of the continental United States. While China has insisted that the balloon was not for surveillance, but rather a weather balloon that drifted off course, the Biden administration has stood firm that the balloon’s purpose was a somewhat hapless effort by China to spy on U.S. military installations.
On Saturday, President Joe Biden said that he had told Pentagon officials to shoot down the balloon, and that they “said to me, let’s wait until the safest place to do it.”
Pentagon officials said they took steps — without offering specifics — to make sure that the balloon did not yield much fruit as it hovered near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana and other installations. They also said China could glean the same amount of intelligence from a spy satellite.
Nonetheless, the incident turned into a full fledged diplomatic quarrel between the world’s two great powers, with Biden administration officials calling their Chinese counterparts and Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceling what was to be the first trip to China by a Biden Cabinet secretary.
Pentagon officials have made clear that they plan to collect every piece of debris that Navy divers can retrieve, for America’s own intelligence purposes. Because the balloon was shot down in relatively shallow water, they believe that the recovery effort will not be difficult.
Still, Navy divers will have to contend with cold water temperatures during the recovery effort. The defense official said that once all the debris is collected, the Pentagon will hand it over to be studied by various federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
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Navy Divers Work to Recover Debris From Chinese Spy Balloon (yahoo.com)
The recovery effort, which is expected to take days, began not long after debris from the balloon hit the water, a defense official said. He added that a Navy ship arrived on the scene soon after the balloon was shot down, and that other Navy and Coast Guard ships, which had been put on alert, were also sent to the scene.
The shooting down of the balloon capped a remarkable week of high-stakes international drama, played out over the skies of the continental United States. While China has insisted that the balloon was not for surveillance, but rather a weather balloon that drifted off course, the Biden administration has stood firm that the balloon’s purpose was a somewhat hapless effort by China to spy on U.S. military installations.
On Saturday, President Joe Biden said that he had told Pentagon officials to shoot down the balloon, and that they “said to me, let’s wait until the safest place to do it.”
Pentagon officials said they took steps — without offering specifics — to make sure that the balloon did not yield much fruit as it hovered near Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana and other installations. They also said China could glean the same amount of intelligence from a spy satellite.
Nonetheless, the incident turned into a full fledged diplomatic quarrel between the world’s two great powers, with Biden administration officials calling their Chinese counterparts and Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceling what was to be the first trip to China by a Biden Cabinet secretary.
Pentagon officials have made clear that they plan to collect every piece of debris that Navy divers can retrieve, for America’s own intelligence purposes. Because the balloon was shot down in relatively shallow water, they believe that the recovery effort will not be difficult.
Still, Navy divers will have to contend with cold water temperatures during the recovery effort. The defense official said that once all the debris is collected, the Pentagon will hand it over to be studied by various federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies.
© 2023 The New York Times Company
Navy Divers Work to Recover Debris From Chinese Spy Balloon (yahoo.com)
Is that really the correct conclusion considering they spent millions to take it out? Something seems to have changed in, either in the assessment of threat levels, or simple embarrassment.
seems like they never intended anything other than exactly what they did
Props, Nitt1300. Caddyshack references are ALWAYS a good thing.
I'm not sure they would go that far. I think they'll keep pushing to test us, but not that far yet.
Brought to you by some ******* from Mississippi. Surprised that his hood didn't interfere with his third grade penmanship.
I got one on my phone today...The Kardashians have sent a balloon to China...hilarious. I have no idea how to post pics from my phone to this website...Maybe somebody else will do so... You will laugh.
And you know this as fact?
There’s a good reason you’re still refilling toner cartridges for supplemental retirement income.
Here is a little link you might enjoy and you are amped up about a balloon?
https://dewesoft.com/daq/every-satellite-orbiting-earth-and-who-owns-them
or there is this--- that maybe can splain it to you better
Finally maybe the balloon achieved what it was designed for .... cause panic upon the dimwitted--- things that make you go hmmm
I’m admittedly prejudiced. I watched just 10 seconds of your video clip because I distrust all unshaven people sporting Star Wars gear. Perhaps it’s just me
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and right there is the problem as you may not be aware but there was a popular governmental program pitched back in the 80's about ABM Defense so the choice of shirt was quite aproposI’m admittedly prejudiced. I watched just 10 seconds of your video clip because I distrust all unshaven people sporting Star Wars gear. Perhaps it’s just me
An interview with the General who was in charge. He says they couldn't take action because it wasn't a direct threat. OK, so following up with the obvious - when and why did it suddenly become a threat?
www.yahoo.com
NORAD detected Chinese spy flight before it reached US, but 'could not' take action, general says
NORAD detected China's surveillance balloon before it reached the coast of Alaska, but “could not” take action to shoot it down because it was not obviously hostile.
Or possibly some kind of bio-weapon that attacks our food supply. Easily denied and guaranteed to cause major problems.
An interview with the General who was in charge. He says they couldn't take action because it wasn't a direct threat. OK, so following up with the obvious - when and why did it suddenly become a threat?
NORAD detected Chinese spy flight before it reached US, but 'could not' take action, general says
NORAD detected China's surveillance balloon before it reached the coast of Alaska, but “could not” take action to shoot it down because it was not obviously hostile.
It didn’t. But they weren’t going to let it float back to China now are they?
And what are the rules of engagement for a ‘non-threat’ over American airspace? Seems like there are some policies/laws in place (such as collecting intelligence within the US) that maybe needed some workarounds.
I didn’t see that someone thought it was carrying explosives.
VanHerck also said officials assumed out of an abundance of caution there may be explosives aboard the craft meant to destroy it.
China seems to be very upset and concerned over a 'weather balloon'...like we're going to gain some sweet new technology for monitoring the weather. Hmmm.
And, since they could control it, why didn't they ask the US where to guide it as a form of cooperation, instead of feigning that it was moving on its own, surprisingly over key defense sites that most Americans didn't even know about.
US FLEET FORCES COMMAND PHOTO
And, since they could control it, why didn't they ask the US where to guide it as a form of cooperation, instead of feigning that it was moving on its own, surprisingly over key defense sites that most Americans didn't even know about.
US FLEET FORCES COMMAND PHOTO
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Not only that but the possibility of a bio or chem agent being released. Then there is the citizen who picks some debris up.
You know, if the Patriots had made the Super Bowl, I'd have thought that Belechik was using it to get info on the Iggles.
Wow. Apparently the Myrtle Beach fishing charters have changed a lot since I was last there.